Sentences with phrase «law allowed»

They chose to quit the system because by doing so they could spend well beyond the limits of what the law allowed if they accepted federal matching funds.

In the 18th Century, English common law allowed abortion, provided it was carried out before the mother felt the foetus move («quickening»).

The 1940 law allowed for convicted felons to regain their «honour» and register to vote.

A loophole in the buyout law allowed for elected officials to take advantage of the program, which won't save the county any money.

«Therefore, one is calling on INEC to immediately demand that the police invite this chairman for questioning to substantiate his allegation and the law allowed to take its course if it can be substantiated and otherwise if he is making a false allegation.

Additionally, any commands or regulations for the State Guard must be in compliance with federal law, so if federal law allowed them to be «federalized» than it would be allowable.

A 2011 state law allowed judges to strip pensions from convicted public officials but only those who joined the pension system after the law took effect.

That law allowed for the pensions of subsequently elected legislators to be taken after a criminal conviction, and defined «public official» in a way that also included rank - and - file state employees but excluded police officers, firefighters and teachers.

But he indicated that he may have done so, though only a modest scale, when he said that the law allowed «targeted» monitoring of terrorists, criminal networks and hostile foreign intelligence agencies.

Dr. Steiner agreed, but insisted that the complete, basic curriculum be made available to all and be independent of political or economic motives to the extent that the law allowed.

Because the voluntary annexations reduced the unincorporated area of the subdivision below 60 acres, state law allowed the village to pursue forcible annexation.

The second Jewish law allowed them finish in the night.

For example, it is incorrect to claim that the Indiana law allowed commercial businesses to discriminate.

If the law allowed businesses to deny certain coverage by stating a moral objection that would completely undermine the purposeful setting of standards.

Followers of Rabbi Hillel held that the Law allowed a man to divorce his wife for almost anything that displeased him --- burning the toast, a wart on her chin, growing obese — while the followers of Rabbi Shammai held that the offense must be serious, like committing adultery.

Islamic law allowed most conquered peoples to retain their religion.

The law allowed going through a grainfield and plucking a few ears by hand on the way, but some of the Pharisees found fault with the disciples for doing this on the Sabbath.

The law allowed the soldier to demand from them a mile, no more.

For some years, one option in Social Security law allowed you to claim spousal benefits while allowing your own individual benefits to grow.

The much - criticized 1986 law allowed law enforcement to search emails and electronic communications like Dropbox files without a warrant as long as the communications are more than 180 days old.

The statutory assessment of property taxes under local Washington, DC, law allowed the CFO's office to take the payments early.

The law allows a wide range of traditional and non-traditional investments in retirement plans.

Balanced - budget law allows the federal government to run a deficit when recession looms.

The law allows companies to directly share information with the Department of Defense, including the National Security Agency (NSA), without fear of being sued.

The unanimously approved law allows parents to receive their full salary for six weeks, beginning in 2017.

He gave the example of California passing a law allowing one to make a right - turn at a red light after stopping first.

But the question is, as more than half of all states now have state laws allowing for medical marijuana and / or adult - use marijuana markets, and the industry has created approximately 150,000 jobs and brought in almost $ 7 billion in revenue in 2016, can the industry be pushed into the black market again?

When we talk about affirmative action, federal law allows you to hire a woman or minority candidate over a male or white candidate if both are equally qualified.

By augmenting your retirement savings strategy with a Roth IRA, you'll be able to maximize your retirement savings in tax advantaged accounts to the full extent that the law allows.

The law allows the president to impose restrictions on imports for reasons of national security.

«We did what the law allows: We published newsworthy information about a subject of deep public concern,» McCraw wrote to close the letter to Kasowitz.

The law allows local officials to be charged with misdemeanors if they knowingly fail to comply with the detainer requests, and ensures localities can't ban police officers from questioning people on their immigration statuses if they are arrested or detained.

Another provision from the same law allows 100 percent writeoffs of up to $ 250,000 of qualified real property such as leasehold improvements and some restaurant and retail improvements.

That's because the new law allows a 100 percent write - off (double what it was previously) of the bonus depreciation allowed for business investments in plant and equipment that exceed $ 500,000.

The law allows Lighthizer, at the president's discretion, to take broad steps, including tariffs, to correct against any harm against U.S. businesses.

Federal law allows you to check your credit reports for free every year.

(Illinois law allows claimants to file for benefits for pre-existing conditions as long as they can show work aggravated the situation.)

BI's Josh Barro ran through the three reasons for this yesterday: - One is good: the law allows workers to cut back their hours or exit the labor force without fear of being unable to purchase health insurance.

The way he sees it, the language of the law allows many foreign and domestic corporations to game the H - 1B system, both robbing Americans of high - paying jobs and exploiting the foreign workers who end up doing them.

A provision in a 1962 U.S. law allows the president to set emergency tariffs as a security issue.

In the end, the Saudi's can afford the land, and the current U.S. law allows them to use the water.

The law allows health insurance companies to charge smokers an up - to - 50 % surcharge on their premiums.

Dale and Leilani Neumann are arguing a state law allowing faith healing should have protected them against any criminal liability.

Federal law allows service animals to fly in - cabin with their owners as long as they don't pose a threat to the health and safety of other passengers.

Experts noted the U.S. is emerging as a top tax haven to rival Switzerland or the Cayman Islands, as U.S. laws allows banks to promise foreigners secrecy.

(Interestingly, patent law allows for the collection of back - payments, so MTel can still make money off them).

If the Supreme Court overturns the appeals court, that could jeopardize laws allowing concealed weapons in every other state in the nation.

In December, China complained the US was interfering in its internal affairs when Trump signed a law allowing US navy vessels to visit Taiwan.

If someone plays music without permission, they are infringing on the copyright, and copyright law allows the owner to recover damages ranging from $ 750 per violation, to $ 150,000 if a court decides the infringement was willful.

The changed legal positions already advanced by Sessions means minority voters looking to prove that the state's strict voter ID law is intentionally discriminatory will probably have to do without the federal government's backing, as will transgender students who argue that the law allows them to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.